PRIVACY STATEMENT

YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US

We are delighted that you have visited our website and are interested in our company. Protecting your personal data is important to us. Personal data is individual pieces of information about personal or factual circumstances or about an identified or identifiable natural person. It includes information such as legal name, address, telephone number and date of birth.
Because this data is afforded particular protection, it is only collected to the extent technically required. Below we state which information we record when you visit our website and how it is used.
Our data protection policy is in line with the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the German Telemedia Act (TMG). We will collect, process and save your personal data exclusively for the purpose of processing enquiries and orders/contracts. Only if you give your permission separately in advance will your data be used for further purposes, defined precisely in the permission, such as for information about offers via newsletter etc.

2. Anonymous/pseudonymous use of the websiteYou can visit our website without stating any personal data.
Anonymous usage data either is not related to an identified or identifiable person from the start or is anonymised subsequently in such a way that the person cannot be identified any more.
Pseudonymous usage data is not combined with the data of the holder of the pseudonym. No pseudonym usage profiles are created.

3. Special website functionsOur website offers you various functions whose use involves our collecting, processing and saving personal data. Below we explain what happens to this data:
• Contact form(s):
We only use the data collected via our contact form(s) for processing enquiries received via the contact form(s). Once the enquiries have been processed, the data collected is immediately deleted unless statutory retention periods apply.

4. Data transmission/specificity of purpose
We only pass on personal data to third parties where this is necessary in order for us to fulfil our contractual obligations, in particular to comply with a concluded contract. No personal data is passed on to third parties except for the aforementioned purposes of fulfilling contracts and payments.
If you provide us with personal data as part of explicit permission, this data is only used for the purpose on which the permission is based and to which you have agreed in advance. We will only save your personal data for as long as necessary for the intended purpose of the data collection or as prescribed by law. You can retract your permission at any time.
Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. You are entitled to receive information on the data saved concerning you from the responsible body.

5. Statistical analysis of visits to this website
When this website or individual files on this website are accessed, we collect, process and save the following data: IP address, website from which the file was accessed, file name, date and time of access, quantity of data transferred, and notification of the success of the access (known as a web log). We use this access data exclusively in non-personalised form in order to constantly improve our online services and for statistical purposes.
We also use the following plug-ins and active script content to analyse visits to this website:• Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing:
In the field of online marketing, we work together with Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA in order to recognise whether an internet user was attracted to our website by a Google advertisement. Google uses cookies, which are saved on your computer and allow your use of the website to be analysed. The cookies for conversion tracking are placed when you click on an advert displayed by Google. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If you would like to deactivate cookies for conversion tracking, you can change the settings in your browser so that cookies from the domain “googleadservices.com” are blocked. In order to prevent Google from executing JavaScript code at all, you can install a JavaScript blocker (e.g. www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com). If you would like to find out more about these methods or how you can prevent this information from being used by Google, click here: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/1722022?hl=de.
• Google Analytics:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as: Google). Google Analytics uses various techniques, including cookies, which are saved on your computer and allow visitors' use of this website to be analysed. The information about your use of this website gained by Google Analytics is transmitted to Google servers, which may be operated in states that are not members of the European Union or the European Economic Area. Activating IP anonymisation in the Google Analytics tracking code for this website means that Google will anonymise your IP address before transmission. This website uses a Google Analytics tracking code to which the operator gat._anonymizeIp(); has been added in order to enable anonymised recording of IP addresses (known as IP masking). On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your visit to the website, compile reports on the website activities and provide further services associated with the use of the website and the Internet in general. The IP address transmitted by your browser under Google Analytics is not linked to other data from Google. You can prevent Google cookies from being saved by changing the settings in your browser. However, please note that this may prevent you from using all functions of this website in their entirety. You can also prevent the data generated by the Google cookie regarding your use of the website (including your IP address) from being sent to Google and Google from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). You can find the security and data protection principles of Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html

6. External content and/or processing data outside the EUWe use active JavaScript content from external providers on our website. When our website is accessed, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our site. This may include processing of data outside the EU. You can prevent this by installing a JavaScript blocker such as the browser plug-in NoScript (www.noscript.net) or by deactivating JavaScript in your browser. This may impair the functions of the websites you visit.

Specifically, we use the following:
• Doubleclick:
Our website uses DoubleClick, a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. DoubleClick is used to display adverts when you visit our website. DoubleClick uses information (but no personal data such as your name or email address) on your visits to this and other websites in order to display adverts for products and services that might interest you. If you would like to find out more about these methods or how you can prevent this information from being used by DoubleClick, click here: http://www.google.de/policies/technologies/ads/.
• Facebook:
Plugins from the company Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA and its subsidiary Facebook Ireland Ltd., Hanover Reach, 5-7 Hanover Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland (Facebook) are loaded on our website. If you have activated scripts in your browser and have not installed a script blocker, your browser will transmit personal data to Facebook without asking for permission separately. When you are logged in, the data can be directly attributed to your Facebook profile. You can find more information on this in the Facebook privacy policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). If you do not want Facebook to link your visit to our website with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account and block the execution of script content from Facebook in your browser, e.g. using the script blockers from www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com.
• Facebook Connect / Login:
Our website uses Facebook Connect, a service of the company Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA and its subsidiary Facebook Ireland Ltd., Hanover Reach, 5-7 Hanover Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland (Facebook). Logging in via the Facebook Connect button means that personal data will be transmitted to Facebook. If you do not want Facebook to link your visit to our website with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account and block the execution of JavaScript content from Facebook in your browser, e.g. using the script blockers from www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com.
• Facebook Impressions:
JavaScript code from the company Facebook Inc., Menlo Park, California, USA (hereinafter referred to as: Facebook Impressions) is loaded on our website. If you have activated JavaScript in your browser and have not installed a JavaScript blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to Facebook Impressions. You can find more information on this in the Facebook Impressions privacy policy. https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation. In order to prevent Facebook Impressions from executing JavaScript code at all, you can install a JavaScript blocker (e.g. www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
• Google:
JavaScript code from the company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as: Google) is loaded on our website. If you have activated JavaScript in your browser and have not installed a JavaScript blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to Google. In order to prevent Google from executing JavaScript code at all, you can install a JavaScript blocker (e.g. www.noscript.net).
• Google APIs:
Google APIs from the company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as: Google) are used on our website. This is a program interface provided by Google. When it is used, data, especially the IP address, can be transmitted to Google. You can prevent personal data (esp. your IP address) from being collected and passed on to Google and processed by Google by deactivating the execution of JavaScript in your browser or installing a tool such as NoScript.
• Google Video:
JavaScript code from the company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as: Google Video) is loaded on our website. If you have activated JavaScript in your browser and have not installed a JavaScript blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to Google Video. You can find more information on this in the Google Video privacy policy. http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . In order to prevent Google Video from executing JavaScript code at all, you can install a JavaScript blocker (e.g. www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
• gstatic:
JavaScript code from the company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as: Google) is loaded on our website. If you have activated JavaScript in your browser and have not installed a JavaScript blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to Google. In order to prevent Google from executing JavaScript code at all, you can install a JavaScript blocker (e.g. www.noscript.net).
• Youtube:
JavaScript code from the company YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA (hereinafter referred to as Youtube) is loaded on our website. We use Youtube as a provider for incorporating videos into our website. If you have activated JavaScript in your browser and have not installed a JavaScript blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to Youtube. You can find more information on this in the Youtube privacy policy (http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy). In order to prevent Youtube from executing JavaScript code at all, you can install a JavaScript blocker (e.g. www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
• ytimg:
JavaScript code from the company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as: Google) is loaded on our website. If you have activated JavaScript in your browser and have not installed a JavaScript blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to Google. In order to prevent Google from executing JavaScript code at all, you can install a JavaScript blocker (e.g. www.noscript.net).

7. Notification about the use of cookiesOn various pages, we use cookies to make our website attractive to visit and to enable the use of certain functions. These cookies are small text files that your browser can store on your computer. The process of storing a cookie file is also known as 'placing a cookie'. You can change the settings in your browser as you like – so that you are informed when cookies are placed, can decide on a case-by-case basis, or generally accept or reject the acceptance of cookies. Cookies can be used for a range of purposes, for example to recognise that your PC has been connected to a certain site before (permanent cookies) or in order to save the sites visited most recently (session cookies). We use cookies to offer you greater user comfort. In order to make the most of our comfort functions, we recommend that you enable cookies for our website.

8. Data security and data protection, email communicationDuring collection, saving and processing, your personal data is protected in such a way as to prevent access by third parties. We are unable to guarantee full data security in email communication. We recommend that you send any confidential information via post.

10. Retraction of permission – Data information and amendment requests – Deleting and blocking dataIn accordance with the German Federal Data Protection Act, you have the right to receive information on your saved data free of charge and the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. Your data will then be deleted unless statutory provisions prevent this. You can retract the permission you granted us to use your personal data at any time. You can send requests for information, deletion and correction of your data, as well as suggestions, to the following address at any time: